Schedule Management 20Q Test

This is a randomized 20-question test on Schedule Management KA of PMBoK

Question 1 of 20

Backward pass is a method

1. To determine the float of each task in the critical path

2. To determine the late start and late finish of only the tasks in the critical path

3. To determine the early start and early finish of all the tasks in the network diagram

4. To determine the late start and late finish of each task in the network diagram

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Question 2 of 20

The number of days by which a task can be delayed without delaying any of its successor tasks is called

1. Total Float

2. Slack

3. Float

4. Free Float

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Question 3 of 20

Which of the statements is true about fast tracking?

1. In a fast tracking method, the discretionary dependencies are re-examined to exploit inherent parallelism among activities

2. In a fast tracking method, employees are motivated to work harder and faster so that the project completion is fast tracked.

3. In a fast tracking method, the float of each task is leveraged to fast track the project.

4. Additional resources are allocated to tasks in the critical path so that the duration of the tasks and hence the whole project is fast tracked

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Question 4 of 20

1. It is a network diagram depicting a critical path

2. It is an incomplete network diagram

3. It is a network diagram depicting a critical chain.

4. What is the closest description of the network diagram above?

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Question 5 of 20

In a circus, there is a stunt involving swinging. There are many swingers whose legs are anchored to the swing and their hands are free for stunts. There are free swingers who perform many stunts and swing between these Anchored swingers. One unit of activity of an anchored swinger starts by holding the free swinger, continues with performing the stunts and then finishes with the anchored swinger leaving the contact of free swinger. There is a dependency in this scenario that one anchored swinger can leave the contact of the free swinger only after another anchored swinger holds the free swinger. This dependency between the activities of anchored swingers is of type

1. FS

2. SF

3. FF

4. SS

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Question 6 of 20

Which of the following statement is TRUE with respect to the relationship between scope and activity definition

1. Defining activities is a pre-requisite to base lining scope

2. WBS is part of scope base line and activities are part of WBS base line.

3. Scope base line is an input to defining activities

4. Activity definition and scope base line have no relationship at all

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Question 7 of 20

Which of the following statement is TRUE with respect to defining activities?

1. All activities are defined as part of WBS in the scope baseline

2. All activities must be defined while developing a schedule

3. Some activities can be defined initially and activities for mile stones occurring later on can be defined when the project is closer to the milestone

4. It is fine if no activities are defined initially

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Question 8 of 20

Please refer to the network diagram above. In this network diagram, the critical path is –

1. A-B-C-H

2. A-D-G-H

3. A-E-F-H

4. A-E-F-G-H

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Question 9 of 20

The outcome of defining activities is

1. Task breakdown structure

2. Activity list

3. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

4. Project activity diagram

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Question 10 of 20

10.

The PERT estimate of duration for a task is 12 days which has an optimistic estimate of 6 days and a most likely estimate of 10 days. What is the pessimistic estimate?

1. 14 days

2. 18 days

3. 16 days

4. 26 days

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Question 11 of 20

11.

A project manager has just defined the activity list for a project. What is the possible process that he should execute next?

1. Estimate resources

2. Estimate durations

3. Sequence activities

4. Estimate cost

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Question 12 of 20

12.

Barry is a project manager in Stoc Advisaries Inc. He is currently involved in a major upgrade to their customer facing application stock-advise. While estimating the resources, he is identifying the resources for activities at the leaf nodes of the activity breakdown structure and then aggregating the resources at summary activities and then at the project level. What estimation method is Barry likely to be using:

1. Bottom up estimation

2. Parametric estimation

3. Analogous estimation

4. Top down estimation

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Question 13 of 20

13.

One of the software effort estimation methodologies uses the following formula to arrive at effort:

E=ai(KLoC)(bi)(EAF)

What type of estimation methodology is this?

1. PERT estimation

2. Parametric estimation

3. Analogous estimation

4. Bottom up estimation

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Question 14 of 20

14.

Barry is a project manager in Stoc Advisaries Inc. He is currently involved in a major upgrade to their customer facing application stock-advise. He has currently completed estimating resources for this project. What could he possibly do next:

1. Baseline the schedule

2. Get budget approval

3. Estimate costs

4. Plan Human Resource Management

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Question 15 of 20

15.

Which of the following statements is NOT true with respect to activity resource estimation process:

1. The output of the activity resource estimate process includes RBS

2. Activity duration estimate is carried out after activity resources are estimated

3. Cost is estimated based on activity resource and duration estimates but is fed back to refine activity resource estimation

4. Activity resource estimation is carried out independent of cost estimates

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Question 16 of 20

16.

An estimation method uses the following formula

Estimate = (O + M + P) / 3

Where

O = Optimistic Estimate

M = Most likely estimate

P = Pessimistic estimate

This method is of the following type among estimation methodologies:

1. 3 point estimate with triangular distribution

2. Parametric estimation because it uses a formula

3. 3 point estimate with PERT distribution

4. Statistical estimation because is uses likelihoods

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Question 17 of 20

17.

Barry is a project manager in Stoc Advisaries Inc. He is currently involved in a major upgrade to their customer facing application stock-advise. He is working on the schedule and has just finished the RBS for the project. What process is he likely to have completed

1. Estimate resources

2. Plan Risk management

3. Estimate Durations

4. Estimate costs

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Question 18 of 20

18.

Tom is leading a project which is in the planning phase. And based on statistical samplings, he has determined that for a specific case, the optimistic duration estimate is 4 days, most likely estimate is 7 days and the pessimistic estimate is 9 days. What would be the 3-point estimate according to PERT distribution?

1. 6.83 days

2. 7 days

3. 6.7 days

4. 7.5 days

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Question 19 of 20

19.

The outcome of sequence activities is

1. Project network diagram

2. Activity list

3. Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

4. Project activity diagram

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Question 20 of 20

20.

Please refer to the above network diagram. The diagram indicates that between task B and task C

1. Task C must start 5 days before the finish of task B

2. There is a lead of 5 days

3. A lag of 5 days has been introduced for the start of task C

4. Task C must start before 5 days after the finish of task B

Question 20 of 20